Designs: check
I finished my design for my next glass piece. I’ve ordered a strip cutter, so I can only make the top now, which is irritating. Still within a week or two I’ll have everything I need to actually make the bottom too. And jewels for the kaleidoscope I’m going to make next. I adore kaleidoscopes. They were my initial motivation for going into glass, though I find boxes are somewhat more satisfying.
I like the design. I have all the glass for it, and I think it’s going to look good. I’ve got good glass and it works well in the design. (No scanner, but I might later photograph the drawing I have.)
I’m debating whether or not I should go for a light box. In theory I could make one, but in practice it might just be easier to get one. Or find a glass table and just put a light under it. That one might not be a brilliant plan. I really wish I had a photocopier.
I need to photocopy the design, get something to start saving designs in (one day I might regret not having any of the stuff I designed in the past), and buy some electrical tape. Then I can figure out what glass goes with which piece in the design (it’s a turtle shell, so each bit of the shell will be a different piece of glass. I have 11 pieces. I’m not sure how many different kinds of glass I have for the top.) I also need to buy a mini saw.
After I align glass with design, I’ll draw the shapes of each piece onto the piece of glass. I then cut out the pieces of glass (20 for the top total — a simple design). I’ll then try to slot them together so I can see where I need to grind them down. I’ll give more details about the process as I go through it. There don’t seem to be other glass blogs, anyways.